"egg-in-a-hole" meaning in English

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          "ref": "1954 May 4, “New Girl Scout Leaders To Begin Basic Training”, in St. Petersburg Times, page 20, column 2",
          "text": "The following morning each patrol built its own fire and cooked breakfast, making bacon and eggs-in-a-hole in skillets and on grills made by the girls.",
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          "ref": "1986, Kit Pearson, The Daring Game, Viking Kestrel, page 193",
          "text": "She showed them all how to make an Egg-in-a-Hole.",
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          "ref": "2014, Hugh Howey, The Shell Collector: A Story of the Seven Seas, page 146",
          "text": "“Have you ever had an egg-in-a-hole?” I ask.",
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          "ref": "2015 April, Food Network Magazine, page 11",
          "text": "Find a dozen fun ways to make an egg-in-a-hole on page 59.",
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          "ref": "2016, Danielle Walker, Danielle Walker’s Against All Grain Celebrations: A Year of Gluten-Free, Dairy-Free, and Paleo Recipes for Every Occasion, Berkeley, Calif.: Ten Speed Press, page 65",
          "text": "She usually made us an egg-in-a-hole, with the toast cutout shaped like a heart.",
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          "ref": "2018, Kip Hanson, Fabricating For Dummies®, John Wiley & Sons, Inc., page 117",
          "text": "If you’ve ever made an egg-in-a-hole for breakfast, you’re familiar with the concept of offsetting (sorry, you might have to Google that one).",
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          "ref": "2021, Dawn Perry, Ready, Set, Cook: How to Make Good Food with What’s on Hand (No Fancy Skills, Fancy Equipment, or Fancy Budget Required), Simon & Schuster, page 147",
          "text": "You don’t really need a recipe for this, but I wanted to remind you that an egg-in-a-hole (or egg-in-a-nest, egg-in-a-basket, or my favorite, a hole in one) is easy to make and eat.",
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          "ref": "1954 May 4, “New Girl Scout Leaders To Begin Basic Training”, in St. Petersburg Times, page 20, column 2",
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          "ref": "2014, Hugh Howey, The Shell Collector: A Story of the Seven Seas, page 146",
          "text": "“Have you ever had an egg-in-a-hole?” I ask.",
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          "ref": "2015 April, Food Network Magazine, page 11",
          "text": "Find a dozen fun ways to make an egg-in-a-hole on page 59.",
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          "ref": "2016, Danielle Walker, Danielle Walker’s Against All Grain Celebrations: A Year of Gluten-Free, Dairy-Free, and Paleo Recipes for Every Occasion, Berkeley, Calif.: Ten Speed Press, page 65",
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          "ref": "2018, Kip Hanson, Fabricating For Dummies®, John Wiley & Sons, Inc., page 117",
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          "text": "You don’t really need a recipe for this, but I wanted to remind you that an egg-in-a-hole (or egg-in-a-nest, egg-in-a-basket, or my favorite, a hole in one) is easy to make and eat.",
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